Ram Newas v. Smt. Kanti and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
FAFO No. 2102 of 2025; First Appeal From Order; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; Court No. 7; Piyush Agrawal J.; Ram Newas (owner) vs Smt. Kanti and 3 Others (claimants); Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACP No. 37/2021; award dated 30.5.2025; decree dated 9.6.2025; owner's appeal against MACT award; admission of appeal with arguable points; conditional interim stay of award; deposit of 50% of decreetal amount with up-to-date interest within six weeks; statutory deposit adjusted and sent back to Tribunal; 25% release to claimants without security; 25% fixed-term deposit in Nationalized Bank; automatic vacatur on non-compliance; order dated March 11, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted and notice ordered to claimant-respondents; conditional interim stay of operation and enforcement of the impugned judgment and award until further order, subject to the appellant depositing 50% of the decreetal amount under the impugned award including up-to-date interest (after adjusting the statutory deposit) within six weeks before the Tribunal; on deposit, 25% of the deposited amount releasable to claimants without security in the Tribunal-directed proportions and the remaining 25% to be invested in a fixed term interest bearing account in a Nationalized Bank initially for two years (renewable); interim order to stand automatically vacated on non-compliance; Registry to send the statutory deposit back to the concerned Tribunal for adjustment; Office to summon photocopy of the lower court record